Lexi Segura, the 1-year-old who was the subject of an Amber Alert out of Rancho Cucamonga, was found unharmed in Montclair Tuesday morning and reunited with her mother, San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials said.

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Daniel Segura, 38, allegedly abducted daughter Lexi, 1½, from her Fontana home on April 24, 2017. An Amber Alert was issued to find them.

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San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Jacob Bailey talks with media outside the Rancho Cucamonga sheriff’s station Tuesday about the kidnapping of 1-year-old Lexi Segura and the arrest of her father.

MONTCLAIR >> The 1-year-old who was the subject of an Amber Alert out of Rancho Cucamonga was found unharmed in Montclair Tuesday morning, San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials said.

Detectives with the department were searching for Lexi Segura, allegedly kidnapped by her gun-wielding father, Daniel Segura, in the area of Holt Boulevard and Monte Vista Avenue at about 9:20 a.m. when they spotted a motorist matching his description, according to Deputy Jacob Bailey.

The driver was behind the wheel of a gray Chevy Malibu. The detectives made a traffic stop and took Segura into custody without incident, Bailey said.

“Lexi Segura was found in the vehicle and is in good physical condition. She is being reunited with her mother at this time,” a news release said.

An Amber Alert was triggered after Segura, 38, of Fontana allegedly brandished a firearm at family members and took his daughter from a home in the 9500 block of Edelweiss Street in Rancho Cucamonga just after 5:30 p.m. Monday. He reportedly had gotten into an argument with the girl’s mother, according to Rancho Cucamonga sheriff’s station officials. Family members immediately called deputies after Segura left in a red 2012 Mitsubishi Galant.

On Monday night, Pomona police found the car in a residential neighborhood around 11 p.m., Jodi Miller, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s department, said in an email. An exact location was not given.

Miranda Segura, who identified herself as Segura’s daughter, came to her father’s defense on social media, posting photos of herself and her father during happier times, saying, “Thanks for all your concerns about my dad he loves all you and he ain’t no monster. This man is my world I would break without him.”

Miranda Segura asked for prayers and asked people to hold judgment until all the details were made clear. She also spoke about how much her father loved his youngest child, Lexi.

“(H)e would never hurt his daughter he loves her just as well as he wouldnt hurt none of his kids since he has three all together,” she posted.

The site of the abduction, Edelweiss Street, is a quiet neighborhood with work trucks parked in driveways and neatly tended lawns. Guadalupe Hernandez was shocked to learn of the abduction. She didn’t notice any additional law enforcement activity Monday evening.

Hernandez said the neighbors are friendly but mostly keep to themselves.

Rony Ambroise, who lives in the neighborhood, said he was glad to hear the girl was back at home and hopes the parents can work things out for the sake of the child.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department at 866-346-7632.